Albums

Cups, the latest offering from Sally Anne Morgan, is a stunner…the music challenges and wonderfully brings to mind the magic and intricacies of nature and rural life. This is a highly creative, rich and detailed piece of work.

Fohr’s work as Circuit Des Yeux is consistently challenging, boldly experimental and always liberating. -io is probably her strongest work to date, a powerful statement born out of genuine feeling.

While it’s a departure from his more familiar Americana sound, Danny George Wilson’s latest offering will indeed take you to “another place”, one that’s well worth the journey. 

On Tonebeds For Poetry, Stick in the Wheel cast their net wider delivering sounds you might not expect to find on a folk album. They remain one of the most ground-breaking and unpredictable acts in any of the countless genres they move between.

With Geist, Shannon Lay continues to entrance listeners, layering her voice in ways that almost lull us with their lush layers of sound. “Geist” itself is German for spirit, and it permeates this collection of songs, offering hope and assurance.

Noel McKay was first discovered by the late Guy Clark who considered him a kindred spirit. This immensely listenable album is firm evidence of his excellent judgement.

Granny’s Attic’s bold decision to record an all-instrumental album pays off in droves. With The Brickfields, they have secured their place as one of the most exciting and accomplished English folk acts on the scene right now.

Leftovers, more than bears out the mouthwatering promise dramatically displayed on Le Ren’s Morning & Melancholia EP. In fact, if I may be so bold, I’ll proclaim Leftovers as an instant timeless folk classic.

Phenomenology is the sound of a musician seeking to stretch beyond the bounds of expectation. The Mining Co. is taking journeys into the unknown, which is the best that can be said of any artist.

Poor Boy on the Wire is as balanced and diverse a set of songs as you would expect from C Joynes, one of our more experimental and musically itinerant guitarists. Beautifully played and delicately handled, it is an album for the discerning listener.

Overall, Jon Patrick Walker’s ‘The Rented Tuxedo…’ is a fairly whimsical listen of slightly shaggy dog tales, but like that rented tuxedo, it still dresses to impress.

…Martha Wainwright closes her eyes and reaches out her hands…you are watching an artist perform with conviction as she touches the heart of the song. It is the real deal alright, exactly what you come out for on these evenings in the hope of experiencing.